Illuminated-license-plate holder



J. VELLANTI ILLUMINATED LICENSE PLATE HOLDER May 15, 1928.

Filed June 2, 1924 ZF/{NIEW jERsEY INVENTOR John Vellanh.

/v/mim ATTORNEY Patented May 15, 1.923.

intact-5 Parser @FFlCE JOHN VELLANTI, or wns'r NEW. YORK, NEW JERSEY.

ILLUMINATED-LICENSE-PLATE HOLDER.

Application filed J'une 2,

This invention relates a an illuminated license plate holder. I

The holder isspecially adapted to vehicles, 7

like automobiles, although it may be used for other purposes.

,The object of the inventionis the production of a license plate holder,wherein the light rays from a source of light can be di rectly reflectedon the face of the license plate thereof. The second object of theinvention is the production of a license'plate holder of low first cost,and which the usual license plate can be-detachably connected, withoutin any way making any changes or alterations in. the constructionthereof. The

4 third object is the production of a license plate holder with a taillight, of the usual construction, a light chamber with a'source of lightto illuminate the license plate of the holder, and which has connectedthereto a plurality of other lightchambers with sources of light thatare reflected through openings in the holder.

In the accompanyin drawings Fig. 1 represents a front view a licenseplate holder with the invention incorporated therein; Fig. 2 shows arear view of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 indicates a section of Fig. 1 on the line 3,3; Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary portion of Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 showsa front view of some details.

The illuminated license plate holder comprises a supporting plate withthe inclined upper portion and the vertical lower portion 21. The loweredge of the portion 21 has formed therewith the return flange 22.

To the front side of the portion 20 is detachably secured the licenseplate 23, by means of the bolts 24. The plate 23 has indicated thereonthe usual numerals 25, and

I any other indications as the name of the State to which the licenserefers, as indicated at 26.

A light chamber is fastened to the outer face of the portion 20 of thesupporting plate, by means of the bolts 31; The said light chambercomprises the top wall 32, which joins with the curved front wall 33.The wall 33 is curved in planes at right angles to the plane of thelicense plate 23, and both the walls 32 and 33 are crescent in shape inplanes parallel to said license plate, to concentrate the reflectinglightrays from the electric light bulb 42 to be described on the saidplate. The rear wall of the chamber is shown at 36, and the bottom wallis shown 1924. Serial No. 717,256!

7 at 37. The latter has formed therein the opening 38, and the topwal132 has formed therein the sleeve 39. To the wall "37 under A theopening 38,. is detachably fastened the transparent or semi-transparentplate 40,. by v means of the bolts 41: The plate maybe v i of clearglass, smoked glass,ccelluloidf. or other suitable material; In thesleeve 39.is supported the socket of an electric light bulb 42. Thelongitudinal axis of the electric light bulb 42 is inclined to thepla-neof the licensesplate-23, so that beams of light from said bulbdirectly impinge 'on said plate. a A conduit 48 extends from thesleeve39 to the supporting plate. A cable 49. with a pair of Wires forthe electric current extends from the socket of the electric bulb'42andruns through the conduit 48'and through an opening 50. in the portion20 of the supporting plate. a

wall 33 of the light chamber 30. are polished or have attached thereto alooking glass not The inner face of the roof 32 and front 7 Light raysfrom t-he' 'ele tric light bulb 42,

are directly transmitted through the plate 40 to license plate 23. Lightrays fromsaid bulb also impinge against the I'OOfBQ/ttl'ld front wall33, and are" thence reflected through the plate 40 to the license plate23.

A tail light-56 comprises thecylindrical casing 57, from which extendsthe rear annular flange 58. The said flange is fastened to the portion20in, this instanceby means of the rivets 59 above the light chamber 30.A

front cover 61 with the lens 62 is hinged to the casing of the taillight. -'The portion 20 of the supporting plate to which the rearflanges 58 are fastened, has formed therein jthe sleeve 63, whichsupport the socket of the electric light bulb 64. A cable 65 for wiresfor electric current extends from the socket of the electric light bulb64.

A lower light casing is indicated in its entirety by the numeral 66 andis located to bear on the rear face of the portion 21 of f thesupporting plate. It comprises the semicylindrical rear wall 67, whichhas extending from its top and bottom edges the flanges y 68 and 69. Thewall 67 has formed therein the sleeve 70, for the electric light bulb71. Y

The end walls of said casing are shown at 72 and 73, and from whichextend at right an gles thereto and integral therewith the-lugs 74. Thevertical cross walls 7 5 and 7 6 parallel tothe end Walls 72 and 73",divide the easing into the three light chambers 77', 78

and 79.

A transparent. or semitransparent plate 80 bears on the outer" edges ofthe Walls 7 2, 7 3, 75 and 76 and on the lugs- 74; andisperpendicularto' thelongitudinal axis of the electric light bulb 71.The plate" may be i of .clear glass, smoked glass, celluloid or ofothersuitable" material; The plate 80' is ,ldetachably secured inposition by means of the screws 81', which engage the lugs 74. The plate80 has formed therein openings {fort-he" Word Stopindicated at 82 andopening's" for-theiarrows indicated at R and" L.

' A lbck ingiclamp 86 having the nose end 86 is detachably fastened? tothe rear: fa cecf the portion .20 of the supporting; plate-Li) ba meansof the bolts 24 already descri The iflaHgesGS and 69 respectively engagethe return flange- 22 of the portion-21' of the supporting plate and thenosc end; 86? of the locking} clamp 86i a i The electric light bulb 71extends into the light chamber78:

In the cross walls 'Hiand 76 are mounted: respectively the sockets'ofthe electric light bulbs 90and 912 The 'ele'ct'ric'lli-ght bulb 99projects iiito'thelight 7 chamber 79 and the electric light bulb 91projects into the" ligil'it chamber 77; Coils 92;; 93" and 94'101" Wirefor electric current extend respectively from the sockets of theelectric light-bulbs 71,90 and 91;

Brackets 98 and 99 extend 'froinportion 20 off' the supporting plate andby means of which said plate may be fastened to a ve hicle;

Wh'enthe electric" light bulb 64 is energ-ized i the taillight is lit.When the'electric light bulb Llis energized the license plate 23 isilluminated; The electric light bulb 91 when energized illuminates thearrow R, and the electric light bulb 90 When ener ized illuminates thearrow L. When the ele ctric light bulb 71- is-energized, the Word Stopis illuminated.

Various modifications may be made in the invention and the presentexeinplifica- .tionvis to be taken as illustrative and not limitativethereof.

Having described my invention What I desire to secure by Letters Patentand claim In: a license plate" h'older the combination of asupportingvplate having" an upper: in cl'ined pqrtionga license platedetachably connected to: said upper portion, light chamber connected tcand extending f r-em said upper portion and inclined theret'o,

said light chamber comprisinga top Well, a: curved front all joining-With said top Wall, said" front Wall curved in planes at right angles tothe plane of the licenseplate, and both the front Wall and top Wallbeing crescent in shape in planes parallel to said license plate toconcentrate reflecting light rays, sleeve formed' in said top" wall; a

sleeve'and conduit forth'e socket of said electric light bulb. Signed atthe borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in thecou'ntv of New Yorkand State of New. York, this" 20th May, A. D. 1924.

9: JOHN VELLANTI.

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